CinemaOSMovie · 1948 · 1h 20m

In the Heart of the Thunderstorm

100%(1)IMDbDocumentary

This documentary about WW II, composed of clandestine Allied film takes and German Wochenschaubilder, focuses on the French Resistance, especially the heroic but disastrous battle of the Vercors plateau in July 1944, where German troops mercilessly slaughtered the Maquis and the inhabitants.

Directed byJean-Paul Le Chanois

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
FR
Released
April 30, 1948
Studios
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier

Narrator (voice)

Jean Daurand

Jean Daurand

Narrator (voice)

Christiane Sertilange

Narrator (voice)

Hubner

Narrator (voice)

Kroneger

Narrator (voice)

Schiray

Narrator (voice)

Franck Bauer

Self (archive footage)

Abel Bonnard

Self (archive footage)

Genevieve Brissaut

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Doriot

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Le Chanois

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